Garment-supporter.



B. F. OREWILER.

GARMENT SUPPORTER. I APPLCA'TIUN FILED 1UNE20 1912- PatentedSept 7,1915.

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WITNESSES W BY v E I z 4 z ATTORNEY,

B. F. OREWILER.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. 1912.

PatentedSept. 7, 1915 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co.,wAsmNGToN D c 7 and provided with adownwardlyextending lug or tongue 8 at theinner portion thereof toengage with the end portion of the webbing, which is passed upwardlythrough the slot 7 from the rear face of the.

back and then around the outer portion 9 of the back or body and alongthe same to the inner slot 4. The webbing passes through the inner slot,being introduced into the same through the diagonal entrance open- Bythis construction the device may be easily and quickly attached to thewebbing without stitching and cheap unskilled labor may be employed asthere are no expensive machines to be operated in assembling the parts.The strain on the flexible strip or webbing 6 tends to engage the samemore securely with the device, anda great saving in the material of theflexible strlp or webbing 6 is effected with this form of the inventionover those devices, which require a relatively long loop for theirattachment.

The spring arms, which are spaced apart, are provided with oppositenotches 10, in which is arranged a disk or head 11 of soft rubber orother suitable material. The disk 11 is provided with a central'opening12 and the spring arms pass through the open ing and extend laterally inopposite directions at the outer face of the disln The opening allowsthe angular heads on the armsto be passed therethrough and engage withand lie against the outer face of the disk, whereby the disk isdetachably retained on the arms in rear of the heads. By thisconstruction a soft elastic head is provided for the device, and thelatter possesses 'all'the advantages of an ordinary rubber button. Thespring arms, which present smooth flat faces to the hosiery, areadjustable to accommodate the device to the thickness of the same, andthe said arms through their resiliency are adapted to maintainthemselves positively in the contracted portion 13 of the opening of anordinary garter loop 14:, and the secure-attachment of the hose iseffected. The garter loop 14 is attached to the webbing in the usualmanner and confines the engaged portion of the hose on the head of thedevice. The outer side face of the spring arms are smooth and continuousfrom one side edge to. the other,- and they are arranged in parallelismwith the straight side walls of the garter loop,

. so, that there is no tendency of the device to out the hose as is thecase where the latter is clamped against the edge of the metal or arelatively narrow surface. The head, being vsoftand elastic, can bestretchedso as to enlarge-the hole 12 and allow its removal from andinsertion upon the spring arms.

In Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive of the drawings is illustrated a simpler formvof the invention, the inner and outer slots being omitted 'siliency ofthe device. in use and the spring arms are confined in the reducedportion of the opening of the from the sleeve 15, and the latter beingpreferably provided at opposite sides with V- shaped notches, 16, whichincrease the re- VVhen the device is minal portions of the sheet metalbeing spaced to render the sleeve resilient and then bent into outwardlyextending approximately L-shapedspring arms, the latter being providedwith opposite notches, and'a rubber. disk having an opening throughwhich the arms extend, said 1 disk being seated in the said notches andforming a head.

2; A garment supporter including a plate having a transverse slot andprovided at one side of the center thereof and away'from the end with anarrow diagonally arranged opening to permit a piece of webbing to beinserted in the slot, said plate being provided at the outer side of theslot with an inwardly curved dge merging into the slot trance. r

3. In a garment supporter, a plateprofor holding the webbing away fromthe envided with oppositely" disposed approximately hook-shaped arms ofunequal length spaced apart at their terminals'and provid ing atransverse slot and forming an en-.

trance opening} at one side of the center of the slot, the longerhook-shaped arm having an approximately segmental head presenting acurved'inner edge adapted to flex or bow a piece of webbing for holdingthe same away from'the entrance opening.

4t. In a garment supporter, a stud member constructed of a single pieceof sheet metal forming a back portion and then bent outwardly andinwardly overthe backportion at diametrically opposite points and inspaced relation to form a flat open sleeve,

the terminals of the metal being spaced from each other on oppositesides of the center to render the sleeve resilient, and then bent intooutwardly extending spaced approximately L-shaped arms forming aresilient stud, and a disk having an opening through which the armsextend, the'outer portions of the arms being arranged at the outer faceof the disk and engaging the same to retain the disk detachably on thearms.

5. A stud member comprising aback prot videdatQPPdifQfidS,yvith'fgsilient 'po' i 3 tions bent inwardly oyel thefbackand then bntwardly to form spaced spring"arms; ithe pigs xhe out?terminals of which are" bent litemllyigoub j Ward to form angular] headgijon gth'e arms,f "and a rubber disk having an bpning of less, diameterthan'the combineddiameter of'the two heads of the arms: when in theirnormal 1. i position, such 01b ning allowing -the angular .10, 1 =withand lie agziinst the outer face 015" ,thefi disk, Whj e'reby the disk isdetachably retained 1 heads tob'e ypa ssecl therethrdngh and; engage onthe arms in rear of the heads 6. A'bne-piece1b1ank f0r ;a s,t1"1dmembercomprising a body portion and" relatiiz'ely narrow arms or pprtionsextending from 'the,-

body portion at diametrically opposite If 1,152,753, I"

offithe slots being curved andfthe iblankh avl- 520 ingmdiagonal'opening extending outwardly,

pnints aitli bndy ppi'tion being lirdvidicl al oppositelsides Ioffthecenter with sldts' from tthfiurved 19 116 uter i edge of jthf f blankand the latter being provided at the thr slot with enlarged terminaleyes and having'a tongue attheinner side of such sl ot,betweenflthsaideyes.i T

